BBC American Pale Ale | Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's

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An American standard, BBC APA is a full bodied and heavily hopped American Ale. It is copper in color and brewed with a blend of pale and crystal malts, balancing the citrus and pine flavors from large doses of American and English hops to create a very drinkable, hoppy ale. BBC APA is a hophead’s dream!

First sip is upfront with a well rounded citrus hoppiness that leaves a trail of yummy biterness down the back of my palate. A smooth, dry caramel malt sweetness pulls this together nicely. Yummy....damn good APA!

Mouthfeel is good with a medium body and nice creaminess in my mouth. This is a brew that I could easily session and would gladly have another if I could. Thanks to merlin48 for the trade!

$7 to refill a growler at the BBC brewpub on Shelbyville Road. Pours a cloudy, copper apricot body with a lasting offwhite to beige head. Good patchy lacing is left behind on the glass. Aroma is even hoppier than from the bottled version, with lots of pine cone notes. The citrusy grapefruit and orange notes lurk underneath. Lemonzest and caramel emerge as it warms. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with medium carbonation, and a silky creaminess. Taste has a biscuity malt backbone of caramel, but the hops dominate. Pine cone bitterness is all over the palate, from start to finish, but grapefruit and orange citrusy notes are also prominent. Caramel maltiness seems restrained in the face of the pronounced hops bitterness. Slightly hoppier than the bottled version of this fine APA. Very solid, and well constructed. Excellent drinkability.

Pours a cloudy bright copper color with less than a half finger of off-white head...very thin lacing as the head disappears almost instantly.
Clean aroma with floral hops and a mild sweetness in the nose.
Taste is good...a nice dose of bittering hops grab the pallet. The malt is a bit light and makes this a bit off balanced with a little bit of carbonation in the lingering aftertaste.
Mouthfeel average and the carbonation, again...a bit high.
Fairly easy drinking here, but I would want to reach for something else after a couple of these.
Thanks Kev for the bottle.

Drank from a bottle in a nonic glass. Pours a cloudy gold amber with a substantial slightly off white head. The head lasted a little while, but did not stick around the whole time.

The smell is strong of hops. I immediately smelled them. There was not much malt to the nose since it was so strong with hops.

The body is medium bodied even though the bottle claims to be a full-bodied beer. Surprisingly bland at the front end. The malts help balance the hops, but isn't strong enough to shine through on the palate. The finish is clearly hoppy since the nose testifies so strongly to it. The hop finish is a little strong on the tongue afterwards, but not too bad.

I write this review as someone who is not a huge fan of hops. So I am actually pretty impressed by it.

Pours a hazy, deep amber with a short white head. The smell is a very nice citrus and hoppy aroma. The taste is a delicious combination of citrus, malt, perhaps a touch of honey and a lot of hops. Slight but lasting bitterness in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, smooth and refreshing. This is a very drinkable beer. Overall, a very good beer that could probably pass as an IPA. It reminds me very much of one of my favorites, Victory Hop Devil.

Appearance: Poured a rich, vibrant copper color with an immense, billowing, rocky head that slathers itself all over the glass.

Smell: Oh joy! Hops galore in this one. A beautiful aroma of citrus and floral percolate in the nasal passages.

Taste: I was in for a big surprise with this one. The flavor was very. very good. Hops all the way with just a whisper of malty sweetness to let you know it's there. The hop-lover in me is loving life.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and very flavorful. Smooth finish.

Drinkability: One word....VERY! A really nice puckering effect along with a crisp and dry finish. So sad that I only had one in the fridge.

Notes: Perhaps a little over-the-top with the hops (can there be such a thing) for the non hop-heads out there. But for me, this was almost a home run (an inside the park homer, perhaps?).

Light copper color with a beige head of small white bubbles and a stream of frothy big bubbles down the middle. Head sticks around a long time and leaves rings around the glass. Aroma is fruity and hoppy at the same time. Fruity like pear, and sweet like butterscotch and cotton candy. Flavor is sweet and malty upfront, followed directly by a hop sensation that rolls all around the mouth, and kicks in some pine and citrus notes in the finish. Lingering aftertaste is pungent pine hops. I could drink this all night. Many thanks to Brent for sharing this gem.

Appearance: Impressive caramel amber tone with a cream colored off white head leaves nice amounts of lacing, great looking pale ale. Aroma: Awesome pine cone scented hop profile with a balancing biscuit and butterscotch malt tone good stuff. Taste: Is structured to let the sharp piney hops collide with a buttery malt backbone, the hops win the fight and linger on the palate in the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied but a nice fluffy texture is created by the reserved carbonation here. Drinkability: Solid all around well hopped American style pale ale, this is how the style was meant to be in my eyes.

Pour a golden almost amber color with a decent 2 finger head. The aroma is exactly what I want in a APA: nice hop presence, some citrus and a pleasant grassiness. The hop flavors finish with a nice malt character. Very smooth, very enjoyable. At times it seems more IPA than APA. I guess that's how I like 'em

Pours a clear dark amber honey color with a giant tan foamy head. The head leaves great lacing making this an impressive looking beer. The smell is strong with sweet malt and a "bisquity' aroma. Very nice.
The taste is much hardier than an American Pale Ale. This is very hoppy with sweet malt and brown sugar and I really feel this beer is mislabled,but it sure is good.
The m/f is light,but heavy for an APA and all the flavors mix well.
This is a great beer and I could see having this as a session brew.Cheers.

Taste: Starts fruity and then cascades into bitter and hoppy territory. Lots of woodiness, slight smoke, and some roasted and toasted malt qualities start to appear more as it warms, backed by some fruit, cherries and citrus, with the hops turning near the finish to grapefruit, with a pretty high and welcoming bitterness. Finishes dry with a balanced hop assault on the tongue, along with some roasted notes also.

Mouthfeel: Fairly creamy with nice carbonation levels to cater to the medium body of the brew.

Drinkability: A very solid APA, well crafted, hoppy and tasty. I could see myself grabbing a six pack of this if the day was screaming for the style. May be too bitter for some, but if you like yours pretty bitter, this is surely one to try.

Pours out a hazy rust/mango with a head of sea-foam that's big, but thins quickly. What's left of the head retains a long time, leaving a fair bit of lace.

Aroma is obvious citric hops, which are nice but invaded by something that recalls boiled greens and rotting fruit. Crazy Kentuckians.

Still getting that weird streak in the flavor. Hops are front and center, a bit spicy and citric. Even a little tart as in citrus rind, and no real trace of pine. Malt imparts something just a little less easy to define--or perhaps it's the yeast. Spicy, and a kind of spice I can't put my finger on. A relatively exotic pale ale flavor--thankfully not run-of-the-mill. Texture does what it should, bordering on the rough side. Not much more to say there.

For a pale ale, the flavor is coarse and raw, but any hop lover who usually shies away from mere pale ales for being too tame, this will surprise and delight. I liked it for its total embrace of hops and its more unusual elements. Because of its big hop attitude, probably not the most drinkable pale ale out there, but enjoyable? Definitely.